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The Cold War saw many Hot Wars as the Soviets and the US fought each other through surrogates. This series is turning into a highly successful and informative series with this new addition, expanding the important coverage of a unique war between nuclear armed opponents and their Allies – Highly Recommended

The descriptive text is supported by many images through the body of the text. The author has described the Roman Catholic terror visited on England by Henry VIII’s eldest daughter – Highly Recommended

This is a very informative book that is nicely written in the narrative style and a delight to read. The story of Sparta has fascinated generations and the least well covered part of the story is the fall of Sparta – Highly Recommended

The publisher has been developing a formidable list of transport titles with steam locomotives and railways impressively covered. The British practice of naming locomotives has seen many subjects reflected in the naming, with military connections well to the fore – Strongly Recommended

This is the final volume in a set of five outstanding photo essays of the Great War. The quality of the images is outstanding, mostly in monochrome but including colour images. This is a unique and valuable series as 100th anniversary books – Very Highly Recommended

The development of tanks and guns continued after WWI and this new book provides a fascinating selection of designs from the 1920s to the 1940s. The early tanks of WWI were lumbering mobile pill boxes. This book bridges the designs between the first tanks and the armoured fighting vehicles of WWII . – Highly Recommended

This is the latest release in a unique series of recognition books. The author was a photographer, artist, and leading expert in warship recognition, charting British warships from the 1860s to 1939 . – Most Highly Recommended

This is a very important book that should be read by all those suffering from cancer and by their relatives and friends, but it should also be more widely read, better to have the information in advance of an urgent need. The author was diagnosed with cancer of a specially aggressive form and where the available treatments could introduce new cancers. In this book she recounts how she responded and succeeded in beating this threat. – Most Highly Recommended

This is a unique story, previously untold. The Vietnam War saw the US pulled into a major regional conflict of asymmetric warfare where the forward controller flying a light plane became a vital component . – Very Highly Recommended